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Set 3 – Five New Words For Jan 3

USAGE:
“His worried face shone with moisture; rivulets of sweat slid down his jaw bone. A bleb hung from his chin.”

2. jilt

MEANING:
verb tr.: To end a relationship suddenly or callously.
noun: A person, especially a woman, who discards a lover.

USAGE:
“Even so, it is unlikely, analysts said, that China would jilt Khartoum for Juba [capital of South Sudan] — that would probably alarm other repressive and corrupt regimes, such as those in Angola and Equatorial Guinea, where China has forged highly profitable oil relationships.”

3. pi

MEANING:
noun:
1. A confused mixture, originally a jumble of printing types. Also spelled as pie.
2. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet.
3. A mathematical constant (approximately 3.14159), representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.